Electrons possess a negative charge. So, within a molecule of water, if more electrons are orbiting the oxygen atom than the two hydrogen atoms, the oxygen atom will have a slightly more positive charge than the hydrogen atoms.

a. True.

b. False.

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Theodore Mcdaniel

6 January, 06:12

Electrons possess a negative charge. So, within a molecule of water, if more electrons are orbiting the oxygen atom than the two hydrogen atoms, the oxygen atom will have a slightly more positive charge than the hydrogen atoms.

a. True.

b. False.

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Amirah Wolfe · Answer 1

b. False

Explanation:

The water molecule, as a whole, is neutral because it has ten electrons and ten protons.

The oxygen atom and hydrogen atoms In a water molecule, share electrons in covalent bonds, but the sharing is not equal.

In the covalent bond between oxygen and hydrogen, the oxygen atom attracts electrons a bit more strongly than the hydrogen atoms.

The unequal sharing of electrons gives the water molecule a slight negative charge near its oxygen atom and a slight positive charge near its hydrogen atoms.

When a neutral molecule has a positive area at one end and a negative area at the other, it is a polar molecule.

Water molecules attract one another based on the attraction between the positive end of one water molecule and the negative end of another.

Electrons possess a negative charge. So, within a molecule of water, if more electrons are orbiting the oxygen atom than the two hydrogen atoms, the oxygen atom will have a slightly more positive charge than the hydrogen atoms.a. True.b. False.

Electrons possess a negative charge. So, within a molecule of water, if more electrons are orbiting the oxygen atom than the two hydrogen atoms, the oxygen atom will have a slightly more positive charge than the hydrogen atoms.

a. True.

b. False.